Crossarchus
Translingual
editEtymology
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – kusimanses or dwarf mongooses.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Mungotinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Crossarchus obscurus (common kusimanse) - type species; Crossarchus alexandri (species), Crossarchus ansorgei (Angolan kusimanse), Crossarchus platycephalus (flat-headed kusimanse) - other species
Further reading
edit- Crossarchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Crossarchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Crossarchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons